Browse Items (20 total)

Ifedayo Kehinde, Oral History Interview with Albert A Kabura, Ifedayo Kehinde, May 3, 2021

The initiative by oral historians to document our COVID 19 experiences in the past year is ingenious and sacrosanct. The COVID MKE archive, when fully…

Tags: Audio, Community, Conversation, Face Mask, Federal Government, Home & Family Life, International, Interview, Mental Health, Oral History, Quarantine, Social Distance, Technology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

WhatsApp group message, Ifedayo Kehinde, Ifedayo Kehinde, 2020

This image is one of the multiple messages received during the COVID lockdown. Some of my friends created the WhatsApp group with the sole aim of…

Tags: Conversation, COVID-19 Cases, Meme, News Article, News Broadcast, Quarantine, SMS, Social Media, Technology, Virtual Gathering

Cloud Gaming during the lockdown., Ifedayo Kehinde, Ifedayo Kehinde, 2021

Playing video games with friends during the pandemic was a good way to spend my time during the pandemic. Google Stadia is a new cloud gaming platform…

Tags: Games, Home Entertainment, Photograph, Sports, Technology

Apple Watch Handwashing timer., Ifedayo Kehinde, Ifedayo Kehinde, 2020

During the pandemic, Apple, manufacturers of iOS and macOS devices, introduced a feature to help us track how long we should wash our hands. The World…

Tags: Face Mask, Hand Sanitizer, Handwashing, Health & Wellness, Home & Family Life, Photograph, Technology

Gathering Safely, Kitonga Alexander, 2020

As some in the Milwaukee community struggle to avoid gathering in high numbers to follow social distancing rules, current technologies are utilized…

Tags: African Americans, Children, Face Mask, Home & Family Life, North Side Neighborhood, Photograph, Social Media, Technology, Virtual Gathering

Milwaukee Public Museum Partners with Google to Offer Virtual Tour, https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/05/19/milwaukee-public-museum-partners-with-google.html, May 19, 2020

After four years, and in time for the COVID-19 pandemic, MPM and Google introduced a full, virtual tour of all exhibits on all floors during the…

Tags: Closed Spaces, Milwaukee Public Museum, Museums & Libraries, Technology

Graduate Student Zoom Party, John Harry, Frank Kalisik, 2020

Graduate Students in the UW-Milwaukee History Department get together via Zoom on May 8, 2020 and enjoy the end of the Spring Semester. Usually, the…

Tags: Alcohol, Friendship, Technology, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee History Graduate Student Association, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Virtual Gathering, Zoom

Surprise Zoom Birthday Party, Claire Neville

A surprise birthday party from my home in Milwaukee.

Tags: Birthday, Celebration, Home & Family Life, Technology, Virtual Gathering, Zoom

Calling In, April 28, 2020

Spending time together over a video call with friends while we eat cake.

Tags: Birthday, Celebration, Home & Family Life, Photograph, Technology

MKEMATU, #CancelRent, May 1, 2020

#CancelRent projected on City Hall in Milwaukee. The hashtag has been seen throughout the city projected on buildings, written on signs, and…

Tags: Activism, Cancel Rent, City Hall, East Town Neighborhood, Rent, Technology